2014
Listed at No. 1 at placekicker in preseason depth chart...A top candidate for the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top plaekicker...Named third-team preseason All-America by the Sporting News.
2013
MAC Special Teams Player of the Year...First-team All-MAC selection...Lou Groza Award semifinalist as nation’s top placekicker...Connected on 19-20 field goals and 44-45 extra points...First in MAC and tied for 11th in nation and with 1.6 FGs/game...Second in MAC and third nationally in FG percentage (95.0%)...Booted 3-of-3 field goals vs. Buffalo...Saw his consecutive field-goal streak snapped at 23 vs. Eastern Washington on Sept. 14...Missed his second attempt vs. EWU, a 35-yarder...Tied Alex Steigerwald (23 from 2007-08) for most consecutive field goals by a Rocket...23 makes is fifth-best all-time in NCAA recordbook...Made 13 straight FGs after the miss, making him successful 36 of his last 37 attempts...Named MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week five times (Sept. 7, Sept. 14, Oct 5, Nov. 2, Nov. 12)...Made 3-of-3 field goals (24, 46, 41) vs. Missouri on Sept. 7...Made 2-of-2 field goals vs. Florida on Aug. 31...Connected on season-high 47-yard FG vs. Navy on Oct. 19...Hit game-winning extra-point in 45-44 double overtime win over Navy...Punted three times for an average of 30.0 vs. Missouri...50 percent (38 -76) of his kickoffs were for touchbacks...Nominee for Capital One Academic All-America...Made 44 consecutive extra points until he had one blocked in the fourth quarter of the Akron game.
2012
Named third-team All-MAC...Connected on 24-of-29 field goals, including last 17 in a row...Broke school record of 21 field goals set by Rusty Hanna in 1992...Kicked career-best five field goals in 29-23 win over No. 18 Cincinnati...Kicked season-long 47-yarder vs. Cincy...Named Lou Groza Award “Star of the Week” following UC game...Kicked three FGs vs. WMU, CMU and Utah State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl...Tied for third in nation with 1.9 field goals per game...44-of-47 on PATs...Averaged 61.6 yards per kickoff...23-of-85 kickoffs were for touchbacks...Named CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC with 3.675 GPA in education.
2011
Handled all kickoffs and long field-goal attempts...5-of-6 on field goals, including two over 50 yards...Averaged 58.8 yards per kickoff...Named MAC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4 against Syracuse for booting a career-long 52-yard field goal and averaging 67 yards on kickoffs...Also kicked 50-yarder at CMU.
High School
Connected on 36-of-46 field goals and was 131-of-135 on extra points in his high school career...Rated No. 4 kicker in Ohio by Rivals.com...Three-star recruit and No. 9 kicker in the nation by Scout.com...First-team all-state, all-district, all-area and all-conference as a senior, hitting 13-of-16 field goals, including a long of 47 yards...Booted 58 of 65 kickoffs for touchbacks...As a junior, made all-district, all area and all-conference...Made 13-of-17 field goal attempts, with a long of 49...59-of-65 kickoffs going for touchbacks...Helped his team to the state title...As a sophomore, made 10-of-13 field goals with a long of 47...Two-time all-state soccer player...Earned No. 3 national ranking at ProKicker.com national event...Play in the North-South Ohio All-Star Game and the Big 33 Classic...High school coach was Brian White.
Personal
Full name is Jeremiah David Detmer...Nickname is J.D...Birthdate: May 12, 1993...Parents are David and Dawn Detmer...Enjoys soccer, lacrosse and snowboarding...Interested in majoring in education.
Career Statistics
Year |
G |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
1-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
Lg |
Bl |
2011 |
13 |
5-6 |
83.3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
52 |
0 |
2012 |
13 |
24-29 |
82.8 |
0-0 |
13-14 |
5-7 |
6-7 |
0-1 |
47 |
1 |
2013 |
12 |
19-20 |
95.0 |
0-0 |
7-7 |
6-7 |
6-7 |
0-0 |
44 |
0 |
Totals |
38 |
48-55 |
87.3 |
0-0 |
20-21 |
13-16 |
13-15 |
2-3 |
52 |
1 |
Career Game Highs
Long Field Goal: 52 (Syracuse, 9-24-11)
Field Goals in Game: 5 (Cincinnati, 10-20-12)
Consecutive Field Goals Made: 23 (9-22-12 through 9-14-13)